So I have not done any ‘blogging’ in a while and lately I have really looked into ‘Regression’ this is mainly because this is my ‘current state’ I have not fully regressed but I have gone back a little bit. Of course we are all different in every way from Size, shape, weight, height, what we like to eat, what we like to drink, our lifestyles, the list is endless, [...]

Just like the deadlift there is no where to hide with the strict press. Just like the deadlift there is no eccentric movement to prime and assist the muscles. And just like the deadlift you have to be immensely strong to put up some serious weight. Pressing a big weight overhead forces your entire musculature to work overtime, the exercise will build powerful shoulders while developing a rock steady core. You'll [...]

Got John Gartland (The Morphman) in today for a Sports Massage session. John is attempting to run 7 Marathons in 7 days and so is currently getting a lot of miles added up on the legs... Realistically the defining factor in him completing this challenge is not going to be his fitness levels, but instead him staying injury free! It is thought that over 80% of all runners are in some sort [...]

Often debated against the squat as the king of all exercises, the deadlift will build transferable strength like no other. The kind of rate of force production required to pick up a heavy deadlift is quite unlike any other exercise, this is largely due in fact to the lack of the eccentric factor. Eccentric muscle loading in all other lifts helps to prime the muscles and the CNS to get [...]

Alright if its squats for athletes, then its guaranteed to be bench for the gym rats. The most commonly available equipment in the free weights, the bench press has been slammed in the past for being the dreaded 'non-functional', however pushing is pushing, whether that's horizontal or vertical. The bench press is also a must when looking to pack on sheer size, why? Because it is the upper body pressing movement you can [...]